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Bess T. Chappas, local author and storyteller has been invited to speak at the Fall, 2012 conference of Scribbler’s Retreat and Writers’ Conference to be held at St. Simons Island on September 27, 28, and 29.

Scribbler’s Retreat Writers’ Conference is an international, non-profit, literary arts organization committed to the suppoort and advancement of all writers, published and non published. The organization presents three conferences each year.

Chappas, who has published two children’s books, “Kiki and the Red Shoes” and “Kiki and the Statue of Liberty” will speak on “It’s Never Too Late to Write”, using her own experiences in becoming a professional storyteller and writer after retirement from Chatham County Public Schools system, where she worked as a teacher and media specialist.

Chappas’ books are auto-biographical, the first telling the story of going to the first grade in Athens, Greece, where she was born, and the second describing her family’s trip across the Atlantic Ocean by ship, just barely getting out of Europe before WWW II. Illustrations for both books were done by Sandy Branam, well known Savannah artist. Chappas is now writing an adult novel, a para-normal romance set in Savannah in the 1970’s.

For more information about the Writers’ Conference, call 1-800-996-2904 or visit www.scribblers’retreatwriters’conference.com

There are places still available. If you mention reading about it in this article (or Bess’ name), you will get $120 discount.